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Saurita Herrich-Schäffer, [1855]
Saurita Herrich-Schäffer, [1855]; Syst. Bearb. Schmett. Europ. 6 (68): 101, 103, TS: Sphinx cassandra Linnaeus
Saurita Herrich-Schäffer, [1856]; Samml. aussereurop. Schmett. (I) 1: 21, TS: Sphinx cassandra Linnaeus
Echoneura Butler, 1876; J. Linn. Soc. Lond. Zool. 12 (60-62) : 383, TS: Euchromia intricata Walker
= ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 271
Thrinacia Butler, 1876; J. Linn. Soc. Lond. Zool. 12 (60-62) : 384, TS: Glaucopis afflicta Walker
= ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 271
Thrinacia ; Godman & Salvin, 1884, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 56
Saurita ; Godman & Salvin, 1884, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 46; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 271

Saurita cryptoleuca (Walker, 1854)
Amazons. See [About maps] Euchromia cryptoleuca Walker, 1854; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 1: 239, TL: Amazons, Para
Saurita cryptoleuca ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 272, pl. 10, f. 21

Saurita biradiata (Felder, 1874)
Amazons. See [About maps] Pseudomya biradiata Felder, 1874; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (4): pl. 102, f. 37, TL: Amazons
Saurita biradiata ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 273

Saurita tristissima (Perty, 1834)
Amazons. See [About maps] Glaucopis tristissima Perty, 1834; in Spix & Martius, Delectus Anim. articularotum Brasil: 156, pl. 31, f. 7, TL: Amazons, Para
Saurita tristissima ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 273, f. 126

Saurita tenuis (Butler, 1877)
Amazons. See [About maps] Pseudomya tenuis Butler, 1877; Ill. typical Spec. Lepid. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 1 : 30, pl. 17, f. 1, TL: Amazons, Rio Trombitas
Saurita tenuis ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 273

 

Saurita cassandra (Linnaeus, 1758)
Trinidad, Surinam, Venezuela, Argentina. See [About maps] Sphinx cassandra Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 494
Glaucopis cassandra ;
Euchromia cassandra ; Walker, 1854, List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 1: 236
Saurita cassandra ; Godman & Salvin, 1884, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 46; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 274, f. 127

Saurita erythroguia Hampson, 1898
Brazil. See [About maps] Saurita erythroguia Hampson, 1898; Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 274, pl. 10, f. 5, TL: Brazil

Saurita nigripalpia Hampson, 1898
Mexico. See [About maps] Saurita nigripalpia Hampson, 1898; Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 274, pl. 10, f. 20, TL: Mexico
Misidentified/misapplied:
Saurita cassandra; Druce, 1884, in Godman & Salvin, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 46
Costa Rica Saurita nigripalpia ssp.1 ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 275

Saurita sanguisecta Hampson, 1898
Colombia. See [About maps] Saurita sanguisecta Hampson, 1898; Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 275, pl. 10, f. 14, TL: Colombia

Saurita mora (Druce, 1897)
Panama. See [About maps] Dycladia mora Druce, 1897; in Godman & Salvin, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 2: 34, 3: pl. 72, f. 8, TL: Panama, Chiriqui
Saurita mora ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 275

 

Saurita lacteata (Butler, 1877)
Amazons. See [About maps] Dycladia lacteata Butler, 1877; Ill. typical Spec. Lepid. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 1 : 34, pl. 17, f. 3, TL: Amazons, Rio Jutahi
Saurita lacteata ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 276, f. 128

Saurita nox (Druce, 1896)
Honduras, Venezuela. See [About maps] Laemocharis nox Druce, 1896; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 18 (103) : 30, TL: Honduras
Saurita nox ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 277

Saurita phoenicosticta Hampson, 1898
Guatemala. See [About maps] Saurita phoenicosticta Hampson, 1898; Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 277, pl. 10, f. 17, TL: Guatemala, Vera Paz
Misidentified/misapplied:
Laemocharis trigutta; Druce, 1884, in Godman & Salvin, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 55

Saurita incerta (Walker, 1856)
Panama, Colombia. See [About maps] Tipulodes incerta Walker, 1856; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 7: 1627
Gymnopoda corallonota Felder, 1874; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (4): pl. 102, f. 23, TL: Colombia, Bogota
= ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 277
Thrinacia intermedia Druce, 1884; in Godman & Salvin, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 56, TL: Panama, Bugaba 8000ft
= ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 277
Saurita incerta ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 277

Saurita salta (Schaus, 1894)
Venezuela. See [About maps] Thrinacia salta Schaus, 1894; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1894 : 226, TL: Venezuela, Aroa
Saurita salta ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 277, pl. 10, f. 12

Saurita sanguinea (Druce, 1884)
Guatemala. See [About maps] Thrinacia sanguinea Druce, 1884; in Godman & Salvin, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 56, 3: pl. 7, f. 9, TL: Guatemala, Teleman
Saurita sanguinea ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 278

Saurita myrrha (Druce, 1884)
Guatemala. See [About maps] Cosmosoma myrrha Druce, 1884; in Godman & Salvin, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 59, 3: pl. 7, f. 10, TL: Guatemala, San Juan in Vera Paz
Saurita myrrha ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 278

Saurita vindonissa (Druce, 1883)
Ecuador. See [About maps] Dycladia vindonissa Druce, 1883; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1883 : 378, TL: Ecuador, Sarayacu
Saurita vindonissa ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 278, pl. 10, f. 15

Saurita tenuis (Butler, 1876)
Brazil (Espirito Santo). See [About maps] Echoneura tenuis Butler, 1876; J. Linn. Soc. Lond. Zool. 12 (60-62) : 384, TL: Brazil, Espiritu Santo
Saurita tenuis ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 278, pl. 10, f. 18

Saurita astyoche (Geyer, 1832)
Surina, Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul). See [About maps] Euchromia astyoche Geyer, 1832; Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 4 : 41, : f. 793-794
Saurita astyoche ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 279

Saurita temenus (Stoll, [1781])
Surinam, Amazons. See [About maps] Sphinx temenus Stoll, [1781]; in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4 (29-31): pl. 367, f. D, TL: Surinam
Glaucopis afflicta Walker, 1854; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 1: 144, TL: Amazons, Para
= ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 279
Thrinacia afflicta ; Godman & Salvin, 1884, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 56
Saurita temenus ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 279

Saurita concisa (Walker, 1854)
Panama, Amazons. See [About maps] Euchromia concisa Walker, 1854; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 1: 243
Saurita concisa ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 279, pl. 10, f. 19
Misidentified/misapplied:
Thrinacia afflicta; Druce, 1884, in Godman & Salvin, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 56

Saurita sericea (Herrich-Schäffer, [1854])
Panama, Brazil (Rio de Janeiro). See [About maps] Laemocharis sericea Herrich-Schäffer, [1854]; Samml. aussereurop. Schmett. (I) 1 (12): f. 253
Pseudosphenoptera demoanassa Druce, 1896; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 18 (103) : 29
Saurita sericea ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 279

Saurita vitristriga Druce, 1897
British Guiana Saurita vitristriga Druce, 1897; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 20 (117) : 301, TL: British Guiana, Demerana
Saurita vitristriga ; Hampson, 1898, [REF#. 280]

Saurita triangulifera (Druce, 1898)
Brazil (Rio de Janeiro). See [About maps] Pseudosphenoptera triangulifera Druce, 1898; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 1 (3): 207, TL: Brazil, Casa Branca
Saurita triangulifera ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 280, pl. 10, f. 22

Saurita bipuncta Hampson, 1898
Brazil (Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul). See [About maps] Saurita bipuncta Hampson, 1898; Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 280, pl. 10, f. 27, TL: Brazil, Sta. Catharina, Porto Allegre, Rio Grande do Sul

Saurita intricata (Walker, 1854)
Brazil (Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro). See [About maps] Euchromia intricata Walker, 1854; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 1: 237, TL: Rio Janeiro
Echoneura angusta Butler, 1876; J. Linn. Soc. Lond. Zool. 12 (60-62) : 384, TL: Brazil, Espiritu Santo
= ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 280
Echoneura catastibina Butler, 1876; J. Linn. Soc. Lond. Zool. 12 (60-62) : 384, TL: Rio Janeiro
= ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 280
Saurita intricata ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 280, pl. 10, f. 26

Saurita tipulina (Hübner, [1812])
Guatemala, Panama, Brazil (Santa Catarina, Espirito Santo, Para). See [About maps] Glaucopis tipulina Hübner, [1812]; Samml. exot. Schmett. 1 : pl. [163] [?]
Glaucopis bibia Walker, 1854; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 1: 143
= ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 281
Pseudomya tipulina ; Godman & Salvin, 1884, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 57
Saurita tipulina ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 281


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[HBN]
Francis Hemming, 1937; HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2


Some related literature:
Butler, 1876
Notes on the Lepidoptera of the family Zygaenidae, with descriptions of new genera and species J. Linn. Soc. Lond. Zool. 12 (60-62) : 342-407, pl. 27-28
Butler, 1877
Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum Ill. typical Spec. Lepid. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 1 : i-xiii, 1-62, pl. 1-20
Druce, 1883
Descriptions of new species of Zygaenidae and Arctiidae Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1883 : 372-384, pl. 39-40
Druce, 1896
Descriptions of some new Genera and Species of Heterocera from Central and Tropical South America Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 18 (103) : 28-42
Druce, 1897
Descriptions of some new Species of Heterocera from Tropical America Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 20 (117) : 299-305
Druce, 1898
Description of some new species of Heterocera Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 1 (2): 146-149, (3): 207-215
Felder, 1874
Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Behilfen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Band 2. Abtheilung 2. Lepidoptera. Rhopalocera Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (1): 1-136, pl. 1-21 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, [1865]), (2): 137-378, pl. 22-47 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, 1865), (3): 379-536, pl. 48-74 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, 1867), (4): 537-548, pl. 75-120, (Inhalts-Verz.) 1-9 (pl. 1-74), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) , (5): pl. 121-140, (erklärung) 1-10 (pl. 75-107), (Inhalts-Vers.) 1-20 (pl. 108-140), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Druce in Godman & Salvin, 1884; Godman & Salvin, 1884
Biologia Centrali-Americana; or Contributions to the Knowledge of the Fauna of Mexico and Central America. Zoology. Lepidoptera. Heterocera Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 1-490, 3: pl. 1-101
Druce in Godman & Salvin, 1897
Biologia Centrali-Americana; or Contributions to the Knowledge of the Fauna of Mexico and Central America. Zoology. Lepidoptera. Heterocera Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 2: 1-692, 3: pl. 1-101
Hampson, 1898
Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. 1: Syntomidae Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : i-xxi, 1-559, pl. 1-17
Herrich-Schäffer, [1855]
Systematische Bearbeitung der Schmetterlinge von Europa, zugleich als Text, Revision und Supplement zu J. Hübner's Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge, Sechter un letzter Band, 1843-1856 Syst. Bearb. Schmett. Europ. 6 (1): (i) pl. I (1843), (3): (i) I-II, pl. II-IV (1844), (6): (i) pl. V (1844), (7): (i) pl. VI (1844), (8): (i) III-X, pl. VII-VIII (1844), (9): (i) pl. IX-XI (1844), (11): (i) pl. XII (1845), (13): (i) XI-XIV, pl. XIII-XIV (1846), (17): (i) pl. XVI (1846), (22): (ii) pl. I-III (1847), (35): (i) pl. XV (1848), (36): (i) pl. XVII-XIX (1848), (37): (i) pl. XX (1849), (?38): (i) XV-XVIII (1849), (38): (i) pl. XXI-XXII (1849), (40): (ii) I-II-IV, pl. IV-IX (1849), (48): [1], 2-24 (1851), (55): 25-80, (iv) [1], 2-36 (1852), (60): (ii) V-VIII, pl. X-XIV (iv) 37-40 (1853), (65): (iv) 41-60 (1854), (66): (iv) 61-72 (1855), (68): 81-152 (1855), (69): 153-178, (Index univ.) [1], 2-48 (1856), (69): (Schlusswort) i-iv (1856)
Herrich-Schäffer, [1854]; Herrich-Schäffer, [1856]
Sammlung neuer oder wenig bekannter aussereuropäischer Schmetterlinge, 1850-[1869]: Heterocera (Nachfalter) Samml. aussereurop. Schmett. (I) 1 (1): pl. 1-4, f. 1-17 (1853), 1 (2): pl. 5-8, f. 18-38 (1853), 1 (3): pl. 9-12, f. 39-51 (1853), 1 (4): pl. 13-16, f. 52-76 (1853), 1 (5): pl. 17-20, f. 77-97 (1854), 1 (6): pl. 21-24, f. 98-114 (1854), 1 (7): pl. [25-28], f. 115-138 (1854), 1 (8): pl. [29-32], f. 139-153 (1854), 1 (9): pl. [33-36], f. 154-173 (1854), 1 (10): pl. [37-40], f. 174-201 (1854), 1 (11): pl. [41-44], f. 202-231 (1854), 1 (12): pl. [45-48], f. 232-258 (1854), 1 (13-17): pl. 49-68, f. 259-390 (1855), 1 (?18): pl. [69], f. 391-396 (1858), 1 (?19): pl. [70], f. 397-403 (1858), 1 (?20-21): pl. 71-78, f. 404-451 (1855), 1 (?22): pl. [79], f. 452-458 (1858), 1 (23-25): pl. 80-94, f. 459-540 (1856), 1 (26): pl. [95-96], f. 541-551 (1858), 1: 1-52 (1856), 1: 53-84 (1858), 2: pl. [97-100], f. 552-571 (1869)
Hübner, [1812]
Sammlung exotischer Schmetterlinge, Vol. 1 (1806 - [1819]) Samml. exot. Schmett. 1 : [1-4] (1807), : [5-12] (1807-1809), : [13-36] (1823-1824), : pl. [1-2], [5-8], [12], [15], [29], [47] (1806), : pl. [9], [11], [17], [21], [25-27], [32], [35], [43-44], [56], [60], [79], [102], [104], [116], [141], [148], [150-151], [155], [159], [200] (1807), : pl. [19], [39], [57], [73], [82], [114], [157], [167], [170], [173], [187] (1807), : pl. [3], [31], [37], [46], [54], [58], [62], [76], [84], [92], [95], [105], [112-113], [117], [137-138], [146], [154], [158], [180], [209] (1808), : pl. [16], [28], [65], [89], [142], [160], [162], [166], [182], [188], [193] (1809), : pl. [4], [22], [42], [53], [61], [88], [90], [97], [100], [107], [110], [118], [120], [140], [143], [149], [161], [171], [178], [184], [196], [202] (1809), : pl. [10], [18], [30], [41], [51], [80], [144], [172], [189] (1810), : pl. [36], [70], [87], [91], [101], [124], [129], [177], [183], [207], [210] (1811), : pl. [20], [38], [45], [55], [85], [98], [103], [108], [136], [139], [152-153], [156], [163], [179], [186], [190], [205-206] (1812), : pl. [13-14], [40], [48], [50], [67], [74], [86], [119], [121], [130], [135], [175-176], [197-199], [204], [212] (1813), : pl. [72], [75], [77-78], [83], [93], [109], [111], [115], [128], [131], [165], [174], [194] (1813), : pl. [24], [49], [52], [63-64], [66], [68-69], [71], [81], [123], [145], [181], [192] (1814), : pl. [126], [132-134], [168] (1815), : pl. [23], [96], [122], [125], [169], [195] (1816), : pl. [33], [99], [127], [187], [185], [213] (1817), : pl. [59], [106], [147], [164], [208], [211] (1818), : pl. [34], [94], [191], [201] (1819), : (Index Systematicus) [1-4] (1819 - April 1823)
Geyer, 1832
Zuträge zur Sammlung exotischer Schmettlinge, Vol. 4 [1826]-1832 Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 4 : pl. [104-131], f. 601-764 (1826), : pl. [132-137], f. 765-800 (1827 - 1831), : [1-3], 4-6, [7], 8-48 (1832)
Linnaeus, 1758
Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Clases, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Symonymis, Locis. Tomis I. 10th Edition Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 1-338, : 339-824
Schaus, 1894
On new species of Heterocera from Tropical America Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1894 : 225-243
Stoll, [1781]
Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4 (26b-28): 29-90, pl. 305-336 (1780), (29-31): 91-164, pl. 337-372 (1781), (32-32): 165-252, 1-29, pl. 373-400 (1782)
Walker, 1854; Walker, 1856
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 1: 1-278 (1854), 2: 279-581 (1854), 3: 582-775 (1855), 4: 776-976 (1855), 5: 977-1258 (1855), 6: 1259-1508 (1855), 7: 1509-1808 (1856)


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